SLC5A2 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: The recent Empagliflozin, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes (EMPA-REG OUTCOME) study has demonstrated that empagliflozin (EMPA), an inhibitor of renal sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT)2, resulted in a 38% reduction in the relative risk of cardiovascular death and a 35% risk reduction of hospitalisation for heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes [1].